Thursday, February 14, 2013 12:17 PM

(left) Bill Pulte, Chairman of the Detroit Blight Authority and CEO of building giant Pulte Homes, established by (right) grandfather William Pulte with Detroit Mayor Dave Bing unveiled plans on Feb. 14, 2013 for a public-private partnership that removed blight and debris from a 10-block area of land next to Eastern Market, at St. Aubin and Wilkins St. Mayor Bing, Bill Pulte, Lt. Colonel James H. Henderson, manager of Detroit Blight Authority and Karla Henderson, head of the department of building and safety, and grandfather, William Pulte, founder of Pulte Homes announced this pilot site as a cornerstone in the next phase of light removal for the City of Detroit. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)